Milan, 26 December (LaPresse) – ‘It was Nigeria that provided intelligence information for the US attack in Nigeria. I spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for 19 minutes before the attack and we agreed to speak with President Tinubu to obtain his consent, which he gave us.’ This was stated by Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar, speaking to Nigerian broadcaster Channels Television, thus emphasising that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu gave the green light to US attacks against ISIS forces in the north-west of the country.